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Monday, April 8, 2013

Cheat Sheet - Yes, the Sequester Is Actually Bad

Today: WikiLeaks Publishes 1.7M U.S. Records , Thatcher's Economic Legacy , Chelsea Clinton: I'd Run for Office
Cheat Sheet: Afternoon

April 08, 2013
Disaster

Many people in Washington never treated $85 billion in budget cuts with the seriousness it deserves. Pundits even said that President Obama was crying wolf on sequestration. But the wolf is real, says former Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau in his debut Daily Beast column.

Revealed

Julian Assange is at it again, publishing more than 1.7 million U.S. diplomatic records from 1973 to 1976, the period during which Henry Kissinger was secretary of State and national-security adviser. Unlike past WikiLeaks dumps, however, most of these were already declassified. WikiLeaks' main contribution was putting the trove into a searchable database called the Public Library of U.S. Diplomacy (PlusD). Assange, who is still avoiding arrest by hiding in the Ecuadorian embassy in Britain, says the documents hint at the scope of U.S. intelligence activity around the globe at the time.

The Iron Lady

Her radical transformation of England was necessary, but her work remains incomplete. The Daily Beast's Megan McArdle on the lasting economic impact of the Iron Lady. Plus, David Frum on how Thatcher saved Britain and her 11 most badass moments.

dynasty

Are the Clintons the new Kennedys? Chelsea Clinton will consider running for public office, the former first daughter said in an interview Monday with NBC News. She said she's currently happy with the politicians that represent her where she lives, but "if at some point that weren't true and I thought I could make a meaningful and measurably greater impact, I'd have to ask and answer that question." As for all that talk about her mother, Hillary Clinton, running for president in 2016: "I very much want her to make the right choice for herself," Chelsea said. "I know that will be the right choice for our country."

GOLDEN PARACHUTE

Everyone involved in the Rutgers basketball scandal is making out pretty well. Tim Pernetti, the athletic director who resigned amid criticism that he was slow to act on coach Mike Rice's abusive treatment of players, is getting $1.2 million in salary, two years of health insurance, a car allowance, and an iPad. Pernetti resigned last week after video surfaced of Rice shouting homophobic slurs at players and hurling basketballs at their heads. Rice got $1 million—75 percent of his remaining salary—and a $100,000 bonus for working through the current season.


Heist
Thieves Steal Five Tons of Nutella
After massive coffee theft.
TOO GOOD TO CHECK
Ferrets on Steroids Sold as Poodles
Wouldn't you be able to tell?
Twitter Victim
Thatcher Hashtag Causes Panic About Cher
She's alive, don't worry.
COLLAPSED
Crews Recover Bodies of Buried Kids
Buried under collapsed construction site Sunday evening.
'See you real soon'
Mousketeer Annette Funicello Dies
Former teen idol was 70.
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